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Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. (E)

Item Code : DHM2707EAlpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. (E) - This EditionAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout! Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price!
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PRESENTATION Galland Presentation Edition of 1 Publishers Proof.

Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Galland, Adolf (clipped)
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


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Other editions of this item : Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian.DHM2707
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PRINT Artist Signed edition of 600 prints. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm)Artist : Nicolas Trudgian£30 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £55.00VIEW EDITION...
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Limited edition of 75 artist proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm)Artist : Nicolas TrudgianAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£95.00VIEW EDITION...
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Erich Rudorffer Knights Cross signature series edition of 30 artist proofs from the edition of 75 artist proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Rudorffer, Erich
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £60
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Walter Schuck Knights Cross signature series edition of 35 artist proofs from the edition of 75 artist proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Schuck, Walter
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £70
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PRINT Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm)Artist : Nicolas TrudgianAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£95.00VIEW EDITION...
PRESENTATION Reinert Presentation Edition of 5 Artists Proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Reinert, Ernst Wilhelm (clipped)
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Signature(s) value alone : £70
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PRESENTATIONHartmann Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Hartmann, Erich (clipped)
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £95
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PRINTErich Rudorffer Knights Cross signature series edition of 120 prints from the signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Rudorffer, Erich
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PRINTWalter Schuck Knights Cross signature series edition of 165 prints from the signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Schuck, Walter
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


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The signature of General Adolf Galland (deceased)

General Adolf Galland (deceased)
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Adolf Galland fought in the great Battles of Poland, France and Britain, leading the famous JG26 Abbeville Boys. He flew in combat against the RAFs best including Douglas Bader, Bob Stanford Tuck and Johnnie Johnson. In 1941, at the age of 29, he was promoted to Inspector of the Fighter Arm. In 1942 Hitler personally selected Galland to organise the fighter escort for the Channel Dash. He became the youngest General in the German High Command but open disagreements with Goering led to his dismissal at the end of 1944. He reverted to combat flying, forming the famous JV44 wing flying the Me262 jet fighter, and was the only General in history to lead a squadron into battle. With 104 victories, all in the West, Adolf Galland received the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Born 19th March 1912, died 9th February 1996. Born in 1911, Adolf Galland learned to fly at a state-sponsored flying club in the early 1930s. In 1933 he was selected to go to Italy for secret pilot training. Galland flew for a brief time as a commercial airline pilot prior to joining the clandestine Luftwaffe as a Second Lieutenant. In April of 1935 he was assigned to JG-2, the Richtofen Fighter Wing, and in 1937 he joined the ranks of the Condor Legion flying the He-51 biplane fighter in support of General Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Despite flying 280 missions, Galland attained no aerial victories, a rather inauspicious start for a pilot would go on to attain more than 100 aerial victories - the highest for any pilot who flew on the Western Front. During Germanys invasion of Poland, Galland was assigned to an attack squadron and he flew over fifty ground sorties. He was promoted to Captain for his efforts, but Galland was anxious to return to a fighter squadron, and he got his wish in October of 1939 when he was transferred to JG-27. It was with JG-27 that Galland first learned to fly the Bf-109. In May of 1940 JG-27 flew in support of the invasion of Belgium, and Galland achieved his first combat victory on May 12. Two months later his score had risen to more than a dozen, and at this time he was once again transferred to JG-26 situated on the Channel Coast. Engaging the RAF on a daily basis during the Battle of Britain, Gallands score rose steadily until it exceeded 40 victories by September. After a short leave Galland rejoined JG-26 in Brittany, where the squadron played a defensive role. Following Germanys invasion of Russia in June of 1941, JG-26 became one of only two German fighter squadrons left on the Channel Coast. This resulted in plenty of flying, and by late in 1941 Gallands victory totals had reached 70. Following a near brush with death when the fuel tank of his 109 exploded, Galland was grounded for a time, and sent to Berlin where he was made the General of the Fighter Arm, reporting directly to Goring and Hitler. Galland spent most of the next few years carrying out inspection tours, and was at odds with his superiors about the need for an adequate fighter defense to negate ever-increasing Allied bombing of Germanys cities. He continued to fly combat missions when the opportunity presented itself, despite Gorings orders to the contrary. In January of 1945 almost 300 fighters were lost in an all-out attack on Allied airfields in France, a mission Galland did not support. He was dismissed as General of the Fighter Arm for his insubordination, but reflecting his flying abilities Hitler ordered Galland to organize JV-44, Germanys first jet-equipped fighter squadron. By March of 1945 Galland had recruited 45 of Germanys best surviving fighter pilots, and this new squadron was given the difficult task of trying to counter the daily onslaught of 15th Air Force bombers coming at Germany from the South. Gallands final mission of the War occurred on April 26 when he attained his 102nd and 103rd confirmed aerial victories prior to crash landing his damaged Me262. Several days later the War was over for both Galland and Germany. General Galland died in 1996.
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Me262The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late.

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